protractor
protractor is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A mathematical instrument for laying down and measuring angles on paper, used in drawing or in plotting. It is of various forms, semicircular, rectangular, or circular.
- 2.(Surg.) An instrument formerly used in extracting foreign or offensive matter from a wound.
- 3.(Anat.) A muscle which extends an organ or part; -- opposed to retractor.
- 4.An adjustable pattern used by tailors. Knight.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is a mathematical instrument for laying down and measuring angles on paper, used in drawing or in plotting. It is of various forms, semicircular, rectangular, or circular called?
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- What is a muscle which extends an organ or part; -- opposed to retractor called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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